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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kukshi
| other_name = Kooksee
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhar district|Dhar]]
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'''Kukshi''' is a town in [[Dhar district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India. Kukshi has population of around 37,482 making it a Tier-3 city and a Semi-Urban centre. It is a Nagar Parishad. Kukshi is famous for the business of cotton, mirchi, gold and silver, and ready made garments.

==Geography==
Kukshi is a part of the [[Nimar]] (Nemar) region of Madhya Pradesh. It is 350 km from [[Bhopal]] and 170 km from [[Indore]]. It lies west of the [[Narmada River]] valley and south of the Vindhyas. Kukshi is the biggest tehsil of the [[Dhar]] district. It is surrounded by the districts of [[Dhar]] to the north, [[Khargone]] (West Nimar) to the northeast, [[Barwani]] to the southeast, and [[Alirajpur]] and Jhabua to the west.

== Climate ==
Kukshi has a [[subtropical]] climate, which is made up of a hot, dry summer (April–June) followed by monsoon season (July–September), and a cool, dry winter. The average rainfall is about 45 inches per year. The temperature varies from around 10 °C in the winter to 45 °C in the summer.

== Demographics ==
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|title=Religions in Kukshi
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|87.0}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|10.0}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|2.0}}
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As of 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kukshi had a population of 37,482. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kukshi has an average literacy rate of 79.9%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86.9%, and female literacy is 72.8%. In Kukshi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Being nearest to the [[Maharashtra]] (~100 km), [[Gujarat]] (~ 60 km) and [[Rajasthan]] (~150 km) borders there are also inhabitants from these states, too. Most of the population is dependent upon farming and trading.

== Economy ==
Kukshi is one of the biggest towns of the Dhar district and business Hub of Dhar District. The primary source of income is [[Agriculture]]. It falls in the [[Maharashtra]] [[cotton]] belt providing very good business opportunities. Cotton produced in Kukshi tehsil and its villages are of international quality, having long, fine threads. Kukshi also provides a trading opportunity to [[Bhils]] who live in the surrounding areas to come for their shopping needs. The main businesses in town are Jewelry, Cloth, steel utensils, Cotton Mills, Cement factories, Tile factories, Torch accumulator and torch factories, cement pipes, stone crushing, electric poles and a cement barricade factory.

Kukshi has numerous educational institutes such as Sardar Patel college, Pushpam Academy School Kukshi, Allegiance Academy, Child welfare School, Datahari Public School, Unique Academy, Kanya Parisar.

Kukshi has also pioneered in the field of IT Industry. People like Mr. Huzefa Dawoodi have laid the foundation stone of Computer Education in the city. Apart from Husain Computers, there are many other institutes in the city, providing Computer Education and Peripheral services.

==Culture==
The residents of Kukshi belong to a variety of religions. Religious places are located in almost every part of city. Some of the famous and most-visited temples & mosques are Gayatri Mandir, Swaminarayan Mandir, Shani Mandir, Echhappurna Hanuman Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, Shiv Mandir, Ranchhod Rai (Khakchok) Mandir, Ram Mandir, Aai Mata Mandir, Satyanarayan Mandir, Ambika mandir etc.

Of these, Sarkari Mandir temple is presumed to be a very old temple and Datahari Mandir also. Its name, ''data''+''hari'', indicates that this temple was built to show unity among peoples of two important religious groups then: Hindus and Muslims.
Gayatri Mandir is considered as a very pleasant location in city as the temple is on an island in a pond accessed by a bridge.
There are seven mosques in Kukshi.

== Neighborhoods ==
The neighborhoods ([[Mohalla]]s) were considered as a block for a particular community in early days.

== Places of interest ==
The nearby attractions of Kukshi are:

# [[Bagh Caves]]
# [http://jainsite.in/jain-tirth/talanpur-tirth/ Talanpur tirth] - Sri Parshvanath Rajendra Jain Swetamber Pedhi and Sri Talanpur Digamber Mandir Pedhi at Talanpur are located 4km west of Kukshi town
# [[Bawangaja]]
# [[Koteshwar, Dhar|Koteshwar]]
# [http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Jobat(Shahid_Chandra_Shekhar_Azad_Sagar)_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00845 Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Sagar(Faata dam)]
#(Badkeshwar)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indore Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhar district]]

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